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Psychology at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

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Psychology at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

If you plan to study psychology, take a look at what Colorado State University - Fort Collins has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Colorado State is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and has a total student population of 32,428. In 2021, 274 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Colorado State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

Colorado State Psychology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
  • Master’s Degree in Psychology
  • Doctorate Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at Colorado State

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Colorado State offers distance education options for psychology at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

Colorado State Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Colorado State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Colorado State. This makes it the #286 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #166 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Colorado State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at Colorado State University - Fort Collins.

Colorado State Psychology Bachelor’s Program

77% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The psychology program at Colorado State awarded 274 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 23% of these degrees went to men with the other 77% going to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Colorado State since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Colorado State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Colorado State University - Fort Collins with a bachelor's in psychology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 49
White 176
International Students 13
Other Races/Ethnicities 18

Colorado State Psychology Master’s Program

65% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 26 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Colorado State, about 35% were men and 65% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Colorado State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Colorado State, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Colorado State University - Fort Collins with a master's in psychology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 19
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Colorado State also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 12 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Colorado State University - Fort Collins. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology 297
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 15

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CO, the home state for Colorado State University - Fort Collins.

Occupation Jobs in CO Average Salary in CO
Managers 8,940 $138,490
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 2,670 $85,470
Psychology Professors 800 $68,010
Psychologists 270 $83,630

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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